A complicated, frustrating system of red tape is making life hard for foster children, foster families and the workers and volunteers who keep the system running.

In this episode, Shannon and Nick talk about recent meetings between the head of Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services and stakeholders in Hall County. Shannon’s also a foster mother herself and talks about her experiences navigating the foster system in Georgia.

If you want to find out how to get your church or group involved with helping Georgia foster children, visit Promise686.

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